FREE THE TONE FT-1Y/FLYGHT TIME Digital Delay Instructions

: June 3, 2024
: FREE THE TONE

FREE THE TONE FT-1Y/FLYGHT TIME Digital Delay Instructions

Overview of Update Steps

Prepare a PC (Windows) or Mac (Macintosh) computer and setup your MIDI interface for data transmission.
Download MIDI software (for Mac: SysEx Librarian, for Windows: SendSx) from the specified website and install it on your computer.
Download the latest firmware from the Free The Toneʼs website.
Connect the FLIGHT TIME to the MIDI interface and send the firmware to the FLIGHT TIME by using the installed MIDI software.
The FLIGHT TIME automatically initializes itself to be ready for use. Since the user preset contents are not erased by this process, users can do the update at ease. (Please reconfigure the MIDI receiving channel only.)

Firmware Update Procedures

Confirmation of Firmware Version

Turn on the power to the FLIGHT TIME.

Look at the 7-segment LEDs on the top panel and note the version information shown just after powering up.
Turn off the power to the FLIGHT TIME.

You will see a number such as “1.0”, “1.1”, etc. If the version number of the firmware to be downloaded from the Free The Tone website is larger than the one you saw on your FLIGHT
TIMEʼs display, please proceed to the update steps described below. If the version numbers are the same, then the latest firmware has been installed in your unit before shipment from our factory and you do not have to perform firmware update.

2. Preparation of Computer and MDI Interface

Prepare a PC (Windows) or Mac (Macintosh) computer and a MIDI interface.
Connect the computer and the MIDI interface.
Download the MIDI interface driver and make data transmission ready. At this phase the FLIGHT TIME and the MIDI interface are not connected.

Regarding setup procedures for your MIDI interface, please refer to its operation manual. (* Please use a stable data transmissionable MIDI / USB interface cable for connecting a MIDI device to a PC.)

3. Download of the Latest Firmware for FLIGHT TIME

From the Free The Toneʼs website (http://www.freethetone.com/support/download.html), download the latest firmware file for the FLIGHT TIME (FT-1Y_FIRMWARE_V.ZIP) and unzip it.
(Note that “” denotes the version number.)
Be sure to write down the name (ex: FIRMWARE) for the download destination folder in which you save the file.
NOTE: When downloading the file, you may sometimes encounter a message says that downloading FT-1Y_FIRMWARE_V**.ZIP can damage your computer. In such a case, ignore the message and proceed to downloading.

4. Download and Installation of MIDI Software

Mac users: go to page 3.
Windows users: go to page 7.

For Mac Computer

Preparation of MIDI Software

Download the freeware “SysEx Librarian” from http://snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/ and save it in any folder.
Unzip the downloaded ZIP file and install it.
Start SysEx Librarian. The following screen will appear:

2. Configuration of SysEx Librarian

Select the MIDI interface to be used from the main windowʼs pull-down menu. (e.g. :
When using the YAMAHA UX16 interface, “Port 1” is displayed as shown in the figure. The display differs depending on the interface, so please refer to the interface manual.) The list of interfaces will not be shown if the MIDI interface is not connected or the MIDI interface driver is not installed correctly. In such a case, please check if the MIDI interface is connected correctly and the driver has been installed.

When you select the interface to be used, the screen changes to the following one:

3. Selection of Update File

Click the “+” (or “Add…” on some versions) button located near the left bottom corner of the main window.
Select the latest FLIGHT TIME firmware file youʼve downloaded.

After selecting the file, the following message appears. Click the “OK” button.

When the file is successfully read, its file name is listed as shown in the figure below. Click the file name to
highlight. Now the file data in your Mac is ready to send.

4. Connecting FLIGHT TIME and MIDI Interface

Connect only the FLIGHT TIMEʼs MIDI IN terminal to the MIDI interfacesʼ MIDI OUT terminal.
While holding down both the “INC/+” and “DEC/‒” switches on the FLIGHT TIME, turn on the power to it.

After showing the version number, the display indicates “0000”. Now the FLIGHT TIME is ready to receive the data.

5. Data Transmission

Click the “Play” button near the left top corner of the SysEx Librarianʼs main screen.
Data transmission starts as shown in the figure below. After about 5 seconds, the FLIGHT TIMEʼs display starts counting up from “0000”. Data transmission will complete in about 10 minutes.

CAUTION!

NEVER TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE FLIGHT TIME DURING DATA TRANSMISSION.

When the FLIGHT TIMEʼs display counts up to “0100” and then shows “INST”, the unit automatically initializes itself. When the unit shows the version number and reboots, the firmware update is completed.

CAUTION!

NEVER TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE FLIGHT TIME DURING INITIALIZING. Doing so can make the unit unable to restart.
After completion of firmware update, the receiving MIDI channel is reset to its default OMNI mode.
Reconfigure the MIDI channel if required. Users do not have to reconfigure presets because each preset content is maintained.

For Windows Computer

Preparation of MIDI Software

Download the shareware “SendSx” from http://www.bome.com/products/sendsx and save it in any folder.
You can use it free for a trial period.

Unzip the downloaded ZIP file and install it to your computer.
Start SendSx. The following screen will appear:

2. Configuration of SendSx

Select the MIDI interface to be used from the “MIDI Out” menu.
The list of interfaces will not be shown if the MIDI interface is not connected or the MIDI interface driver is not installed correctly. In such a case, please check if the MIDI interface is connected correctly and the driver has been installed.

When you select the interface to be used, its name is shown in the lower half of the screen:

3. Selection of Update File

Select “Open” from the “File” menu

In the file selection window, select the firmware file youʼve downloaded.

When the file is read successfully, a screen that looks like the following will appear. Now your computer is ready for data transmission.

4. Connecting FLIGHT TIME and MIDI Interface

Connect only the FLIGHT TIMEʼs MIDI IN terminal to the MID interfaceʼs MIDI OUT terminal.
While holding down both the “INC/+” and “DEC/‒” switches on the FLIGHT TIME, turn on the power to it.

After showing the version number, the display indicates “0000”. Now the FLIGHT TIME is ready to receive the data.

5. Data Transmission

Click the “Send(F4)” button located in the lower left section of the SendSxʼs main screen.
Data transmission starts as shown in the figure below. After about 5 seconds, the FLIGHT TIMEʼs display starts counting up from “0000”. Data transmission will complete in about 8 minutes.

CAUTION!

NEVER TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE FLIGHT TIME DURING DATA TRANSMISSION.

When the FLIGHT TIMEʼs display counts up to “0100” and then shows “INST”, the unit automatically initializes itself. When the unit shows the version number and reboots, the firmware update is completed.

CAUTION!

NEVER TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE FLIGHT TIME DURING INITIALIZING. Doing so can make the unit unable to restart. After completion of firmware update, the receiving MIDI channel is reset to its default
OMNI mode. Reconfigure the MIDI channel if required. Users do not have to reconfigure presets because each preset content is maintained.